Junior Cycle

Have you ever thought about what you would like to do when you leave school? The Junior Cycle is a good time to start thinking about different career options and considering what subjects you might choose for Leaving Cert. We have lots of useful tools to help you start exploring yourself and the thousands of exciting career paths that lie ahead.

Explore different Career Sectors - for example, business, medicine, or beauty to get a picture of the types of skills and jobs involved in working in that particular area. 

Search hundreds of occupations in our Career Explorer to find out what the job involves, the type of person it would suit, what you might earn and the qualifications you would need.

You can also watch lots of career videos or read career stories with people employed in a variety of jobs across the country to get an insight into different sectors and industries. 

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Irish Navy on patrol
Defence Forces - Irish Navy on patrol
Eileen Faherty
Electrician / Quantity Surveyor - Eileen Faherty
Quality Assurance / Offsite Manufacturing
Quality Assurance / Offsite Manufacturing - Quality Assurance / Offsite Manufacturing
Revenue and Customs - Dog Handler
Revenue and Customs Dog Handler - Revenue and Customs - Dog Handler
Carpentry & Joinery
Apprentice Carpenter - Carpentry & Joinery

Join our complete Guidance programme designed for Irish Junior Cycle students (purchase required).

Build you own unique Career Portfolio through exploring our fun Island of Discovery as the programme takes you through a series of explorations about yourself, your motivations, and your dreams and ambitions.

What Career Type are you?

Social?

The Social person's interests focus on interacting with the people in their environment. In all cases, the Social person enjoys the personal contact with other people in preference to the impersonal dealings with things, data and ideas found in other groups.

Many will seek out positions where there is direct contact with the public in some advisory role, whether a receptionist or a counsellor. Social people are motivated by an interest in different types of people and like diversity in their work environments. Many are drawn towards careers in the caring professions and social welfare area, whilst others prefer teaching and other 'informing' roles.

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Ann-Marie Holmes
Ann-Marie Holmes, Factory Manager - Fab 14

Ann Marie Holmes is an Engineer with Intel. She studied honours maths, chemistry, physics and biology for her Leaving cert which impacted significatly on her decision to follow a STEM career path.

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Career Articles

From Leaving Cert Disaster to Michelin Star Cooking
From Leaving Cert Disaster to Michelin Star Cooking
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Animal Geneticist - Teagasc
Animal Geneticist - Teagasc
Posted by Research Ireland (Taighde Eireann)
There's always an alternative route to college
There's always an alternative route to college
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Niamh Power: Psychiatric Nursing Graduate
Niamh Power: Psychiatric Nursing Graduate
Posted by Dublin City University - DCU
Brian Bowler - 25 Years in Hospitality
Brian Bowler - 25 Years in Hospitality
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Rosa Doran - Astronomy Educator
Rosa Doran - Astronomy Educator
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